Discover 20 Unique Restaurant Ideas from Around the World
Dining, at its heart, is all about the food. But there are only so many ways to cook chicken, and it seems like they’ve all been done. So what’s a discerning restaurateur to do to make their restaurant stand out? Offer a distinctive dining experience as well as delicious food.
In this article, the experts at Sling reveal the most unique restaurant ideas from around the world. Use them as inspiration for your own dining establishment.
1. El Diablo – Lanzarote, Spain
What makes El Diablo in Lanzarote, Spain so unique? It’s perched atop an active volcano. All the food is cooked on a basalt grill built over a crack in the earth that uses the volcano’s geothermal energy, with grill temperatures reaching 840-930 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The Disaster Cafe – Lloret de Mar, Spain
At The Disaster Cafe in Lloret de Mar, Spain, they take the words, “Shaken, not stirred,” to a whole new level. You’ll enjoy delicious food, stellar customer service, and…periodic 7.8 earthquakes throughout the evening. These tremors are man-made, but they make for an unforgettable dining experience.
10. Jekyll and Hyde Club – New York City, USA
The Jekyll and Hyde Club offers the most unique dining experience in the world! Enjoy continuous live entertainment and spooky special effects with encounters with bizarre characters such as Claw the Gargoyle and Tobias the Werewolf.
The Importance of Good Food and Service
No matter how unique your restaurant idea, don’t neglect these essential components for success:
- Good food
- Good service
Sling offers a suite of powerful cloud-based tools that allow you to streamline the scheduling and communication processes — so you can focus on running your business and giving diners an amazing experience.
Sling is an extremely powerful and versatile automated scheduling app, featuring:
- Mobile time clock
- Labor-cost analyzer
- Private and group messaging
- Newsfeed manager
- Employee task list
With Sling’s help, you’ll have more time to focus on building your business. Visit GetSling.com for more resources.